7 Haute Home Decor Ideas for Fashion Lovers

by Becky Harris · 16 photos · 10 comments

contemporary home office by Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.

1. Display fashion photographs and sketches. One of the easiest ways to add some fashion to your home is with a favorite fashion photograph. You can cut them right out of your favorite glossies. W is a good source because it's larger than most magazines.

by Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.

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Let your teenager pick out favorite magazine covers and frame them.

by Cristi Holcombe

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Fashion books and ads are another good source. Buy a monograph of a favorite design house's work, cut out your favorites and frame them identically to create a fashion art wall. If you're a shoe lover, check out books featuring Manolo Blahnik's charming drawings.

by Caitlin Wilson

contemporary hall by Gillian Abrams Designs, LLC & CoolCribs Online

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This designer found these photographs in a few books at a used-book store.

by Gillian Abrams Designs, LLC & CoolCribs Online

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Of course, if you're looking for something that's a step above DIY magazine art, there is plenty of high-fashion-related art out there to buy. This Chanel piece celebrates the iconic No. 5 in a much more sophisticated way than those weird new Brad Pitt commercials.

by Robert Granoff

contemporary bedroom by Shawna Jaramillo

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2. Frame a scarf. If you're like me, you were born without the knowing-how-to-tie-a-scarf gene. Have your favorites framed and show them off as the art they are.

Check out more ways to frame textiles

by Shawna Jaramillo

contemporary living room by Maria Barros Design de Interiores

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Likewise, you may also decide to frame items like necklaces and bracelets in shadow boxes. Note the fun this designer has had with color and pattern on the background pieces. You can use paper or fabric.

by Maria Barros Design de Interiores

traditional closet by Renaissance Design & Renovation

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3. Put your favorite pieces on display. Even if you dare to teeter around in those stilettos only once a year, you can enjoy them every day when you put them on a display shelf or in acrylic boxes. I use my favorite wicker bags as magazine holders around the house and hang favorite bags on doorknobs just so I can enjoy them all the time.

by Renaissance Design & Renovation

contemporary closet by Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design

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Closet designer Lisa Adams always advocates designing a closet like it's a boutique. If possible, keep your things artfully arranged rather than stashed in drawers.

by Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design

contemporary living room by Sanjay R Singhal Professional Design Services, PC

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4. Let your favorite fashion bags and boxes inspire your decor. It's very hard to throw out an Hermès box; use it as color inspiration.

by Sanjay R Singhal Professional Design Services, PC

contemporary living room by Michael Fullen Design Group

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Hermès orange and chocolate brown translate into an urbane den.

by Michael Fullen Design Group

eclectic powder room by DKOR Interiors Inc.- Interior Designers Miami, FL

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Likewise, iconic Tiffany-box blue is extra glam in high gloss or lacquer.

See a Breakfast at Tiffany's-inspired tablescape

by DKOR Interiors Inc.- Interior Designers Miami, FL

eclectic living room by architecturaldigest.com

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5. Use a vintage trunk as a coffee table or side table, or at the foot of your bed. Vintage Louis Vuitton and Goyard steamer trunks are highly sought-after pieces. If you're lucky enough to have inherited one, leave it out somewhere where you can enjoy it.

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contemporary bedroom by Anne Tarasoff Interiors

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6. Don't forget about menswear. Plaid, pin-striped and gray flannel fabrics lend a clean, tailored look.

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7. Upholster your furniture in fashion fabrics. The Mah Jong sofa from Roche Bobois can be mixed and matched in a number of fabrics, including prints from Missoni and Jean Paul Gaultier.

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modern kitchen by Pepe Calderin Design- Miami Modern Interior Design

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Kartell's Mademoiselle Chairs come in a variety of fabrics, including these by Missoni as well as others by Moschino.

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by Pepe Calderin Design- Miami Modern Interior Design

Comments

Dana Veach Fun tips, Becky...I spent years designing clothes, and I confess to using many of these ideas...what fun to see them in such elegant form! And I can't help agreeing about the Brad Pitt commercials!

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olldbobbi I love the menswear idea!

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Joanna Zygo Love the last photo

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morgana44 Yes...what is the deal with the Brad Pitt commercial???

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Becky Harris morgan, I don't know, but SNL did a bunch of hilarious parodies last week!

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Tile-Stones Love the idea of framing sketches from a fashion book!

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meganyxhan Love your ideas! I just bought a pair of Christine Louboutin and don't know where to put it. It will be a great idea to display the signature pieces!

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Faith Towers Media I love the idea of using fashion fabrics in a room to give it a glamorous look. Layering textures and colors like that lends such dimension... and makes it feel so LUXE. Here are a couple more rooms that have that same feel: http://designfixation.blogspot.com/2012/03/glitter-glam.html

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spacesprit I did this closet for the winner of a morning news show who won a new closet. The elfa was donated so I used that product to design the closet. I wanted to add a touch of whimsey and style to this project that had a minimal budget. The "Tiffany" color that I chose inspired the phrase that wraps the window. This was an easy way to create a interesting focal point in the space.